The city of Independence will continue its fireworks display, seen above in 2011, this year thanks to donations, despite a slight drop in how much donors gave.

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Sarah Volpenhein

Some Greater Cincinnati residents will have to travel farther this year to see the sky light up with Fourth of July fireworks.

With local budgets shrinking, Colerain Township had to cut its Fourth of July celebration entirely. This is the first time in about 13 years that Colerain, a township of 58,456 residents, will not host Fourth of July fireworks, said Public Services Director Kevin Schwartzhoff. The musical act was cut last year; this year the fireworks display will be scrapped.

"We usually had sponsors for our fireworks, but it didn't cover all the costs," Schwartzhoff said. ...